The aim of this article is twofold. First, the final results of two research projects, which investigated the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on primary schools teachers in disadvantaged areas in Brazil (BET k-12) and South Africa (MELISSA), are presented and discussed. Second, the Self-Efficacy construct is proposed as a tool to measure how teachers’ perception of bein...

OBJECTIVE To examine the perceived effect of teaching clinical skills and associated teacher training programmes on general practitioners' morale and clinical practice. DESIGN Qualitative semistructured interview study. SETTING General practices throughout north London. SUBJECTS 30 general practitioners who taught clinical skills were asked about the effect of teaching and teacher trainin...

Teacher autonomy is viewed very differently: one teacher may view autonomy as a means to gain substantial freedom from interference or supervision; another may view it as the freedom to develop collegial relationships and accomplish tasks that extend beyond the classroom; and even some others may perceive it as a means for principals to avoid their duties (Frase and Sorenson, 1992). Although th...

Pragmatic competence is one of the most important components of successful communication; also, it is the most difficult aspect of SLA. This study aimed to explore the effects of concurrent group dynamic assessment (G-DA) on Iranian EFL learners’ learning of requests and refusals, following a mixed method design. In the experimental part of the study, 2 intact classes were homogenized by a pret...

objective: social skills training (sst) aims to increase the ability to perform key social behaviors that are important in achieving success in social situations. the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of social skills intervention for aggressive pre-school children. method: the sample consisted of 25 children (13 for the experimental group, 12 for the control group). childr...